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    April 5, 2023
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    From Denver to Sofia in 48 hours

    April 5, 2023 in Bulgaria ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C

    Missed the flight connection in New Jersey, stayed in line 4 hours, slept in Sheraton Hotel for 3 hours, grabbed a taxi to New York, waited 3 hours on the gate on stand by and flew Busiess class to Germany! Happy after all 🙃Read more

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    Edirne, Türkiye

    May 10, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    Edirne, formerly known as Adrianople or Hadrianopolis (Greek: Άδριανούπολις, Bulgarian: Одрин), is a city in Turkey, Edirne was the second capital city of the Ottoman Empire from 1369 to 1453, before Constantinople became its capital.Read more

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    Silivri, Türkiye

    May 11, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ 🌬 15 °C

    Фермемтирал сок от лилав морков с екстракт от люта чушка 🤣🤣🤣
    Риба, миди, калмари на крайбрежната и келнер който ни говори на руски : Садись и пий чай!
    Грисхалва комплимент от заведението!

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    Istanbul, Türkiye

    May 11, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ 🌬 16 °C

    Istanbul, formerly known as Constantinople, is the largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, cultural, and historic hub. The city straddles the Bosporus strait, lying in both Europe and Asia, and has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey. Istanbul is the most populous European city and the world's 15th-largest city.Read more

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    Sultanahmed & Ayasofya, Istanbul Türkiye

    May 11, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ 🌬 14 °C

    This district was creatively named after Sultan Ahmet I, after he commissioned the Blue Mosque. Interestingly, Sultan Ahmet I was the first of the Ottoman sultans to break the fratricide rule. This district is also known as the Old City in Istanbul. Most tourists find the majority of their time spent in this district or in Beyoğlu, which is also by the Bosphorus. If you cross the Golden Horn, you’ll find yourself in Beyoğlu.Read more

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    Kapalıçarşı, Türkiye

    May 11, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ 🌬 14 °C

    The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops on a total area of 30,700 m2, attracting between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. In 2014, it was listed No.1 among the world's most-visited tourist attractions with 91,250,000 annual visitors. The Grand Bazaar at Istanbul is often regarded as one of the first shopping malls of the world.Read more

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    İstanbul Boğazı, Türkiye

    May 12, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

    The Bosporus or Bosphorus Strait is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul in northwestern Turkey that connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara. It forms part of the continental boundary between Asia and Europe and divides Turkey by separating Anatolia from Thrace. It is the world's narrowest strait used for international navigation.Read more

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    Dolmabahçe Sarayı, Türkiye

    May 13, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

    Dolmabahçe Palace was ordered by the Empire's 31st Sultan, Abdülmecid I, and built between the years 1843 and 1856. Previously, the Sultan and his family had lived at the Topkapı Palace, but as the medieval Topkapı was lacking in contemporary style, luxury, and comfort, as compared to the palaces of the European monarchs, Abdülmecid decided to build a new modern palace near the site of the former Beşiktaş Sahil Palace, which was demolished. Hacı Said Ağa was responsible for the construction works, while the project was realized by architects Garabet Balyan, his son Nigoğayos Balyan and Evanis Kalfa (members of the Armenian Balyan family of Ottoman court architects).

    The construction cost five million Ottoman gold lira, or 35 tonnes of gold, the equivalent of ca. $1.9 billion in today's (2021) gold values.This sum corresponded to approximately a quarter of the yearly tax revenue. Actually, the construction was financed through debasement, by massive issue of paper money, as well as by foreign loans.     Read more

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    Босфора, Istanbul

    May 13, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    The Bosphorus Strait is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul in northwestern Turkey. It forms part of the continental boundary between Asia and Europe, and divides Turkey by separating Anatolia from Thrace. It is the world's narrowest strait used for international navigation.Read more

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    Златня рог и улиците на Истанбул

    May 13, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    The Golden Horn is a major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. As a natural estuary that connects with the Bosphorus Strait at the point where the strait meets the Sea of Marmara, the waters of the Golden Horn help define the northern boundary of the peninsula constituting "Old Istanbul" (ancient Byzantium and Constantinople), the tip of which is the promontory of Sarayburnu, or Seraglio Point. This estuarial inlet geographically separates the historic center of Istanbul from the rest of the city, and forms a horn-shaped, sheltered harbor that in the course of history has protected Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and other maritime trade ships for thousands of yearsRead more

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    Goztepe, Istanbul, Turkey, Asia

    May 15, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

    Göztepe, Kadıköy, a neighbourhood of Kadıköy district in Istanbul, Turkey

    Historic Kadikoy Tuesday Market is one of the most fascinating and vibrant bazaars that Istanbul has to offer. It´s a unique experience, not only because of its size but also due to its flea market atmosphere, over-filled stalls, and surprising curiositiesRead more

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    Marmara Sea and Istanbul Metro

    May 15, 2023 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

    The Istanbul Metro (Turkish: İstanbul metrosu) is a rapid transit railway network that serves the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The oldest section of the metro is the M1 line, which opened in 1989. Due to Istanbul's unique geography and the depth of the Bosporus strait, which divides the city, the European and Asian metro networks do not connect directly. The two parts of the city are linked through the Marmaray commuter rail line, several stories under the Bosphorus Strait.Read more

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    Банкя, България

    May 30, 2023 in Bulgaria ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    На баня в Банкя!
    Познато още като Царската баня, съоръжението е създадено с позволението на цар Фердинанд, който  е един от редовните посетители. Банята е проектирана от баварския архитект проф. Карл Хохедер (1854 – 1917), водещ специалист в проектирането на публични балнеолечебници в цяла Европа. Той завършва проекта през 1906 г. и на 24 май 1911 г. Балнеолечебницата е официално открита. Тя се е ползвала и като хигиенна баня.

    Балнеодворецът е построен върху 1600 кв. м. терен, а разгърнатата площ надхвърля 5200 кв. м. Състои се от две крила, свързани с просторно централно фоайе.

    По химическия си състав минералната вода от Банкя е истинско природно богатство. Тя е бистра, безцветна, без миризма, мека и изключително вкусна.    Read more

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    Кюстендил, България

    June 1, 2023 in Bulgaria ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    During the Iron Age, a Thracian settlement was located within the town, later known as Roman in the 1st century AD. In the Middle Ages, the town switched hands between the Byzantine Empire, Bulgaria and Serbia, prior to Ottoman annexation in 1395. After centuries of Ottoman rule, the town became part of an independent Bulgarian state in 1878.

    Hisarlaka Fortress is an ancient and medieval fortress occupying a hill at 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the south-east of Kyustendil, in what is now Bulgaria. Originally constructed by the Romans around 400 AD, it was among the most important castles of the Bulgarian Empire in the Middle Ages before it was partially destroyed by the Ottomans in the 15th century.    Read more

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    Скопје, Македонија

    June 1, 2023 in North Macedonia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

    Skopje is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic center.

    Scupi is attested for the first time in the second century CE as a city in Roman Dardania. When the Roman Empire was divided into eastern and western halves in 395 AD, Scupi came under Byzantine rule from Constantinople. During much of the early medieval period, the town was contested between the Byzantines and the Bulgarian Empire, whose capital it was between 972 and 992.

    From 1282, the town was part of the Serbian Empir and acted as its capital city from 1346 to 1371. In 1392, Skopje was conquered by the Ottoman Turks, who called it Üsküb. The town stayed under Ottoman control for over 500 years, serving as the capital of the pashasanjak of Üsküp and later the Vilayet of Kosovo. In 1912, it was annexed by the Kingdom of Serbia during the Balkan Wars. During the First World War, the city was seized by the Kingdom of Bulgaria, and, after the war, it became part of the newly formed Kingdom of Yugoslavia as the capital of Vardarska Banovina. In the Second World War, the city was again captured by Bulgaria and in 1945 became the capital of SR Macedonia, a federated state within the Yugoslavia. The city developed rapidly, but this was interrupted in 1963 when it was hit by a disastrous earthquake.

    According to the last official census from 2021, Skopje had a population of 422,540 inhabitants in its urban area.    Read more

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    Скопско кале и Камен мост, Македонија

    June 2, 2023 in North Macedonia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    The Stone Bridge (Skopje) is considered a symbol of Skopje and is the main element of the coat of arms of the city, which in turn is incorporated in the city's flag.

    Скопско кале is a historic fortress located in the old town of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. It is located in Centar municipality and situated on the highest point in the city overlooking the Vardar River. The fortress is depicted on the coat of arms of Skopje, which in turn is incorporated in the city's flag.

    Macedonia Square is the main square of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. The square is the biggest in North Macedonia with a total extent of 18,500 m2. It is located in the central part of the city, and it crosses the Vardar River.     Read more

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    Кањон Матка, Македонија

    June 3, 2023 in North Macedonia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    Matka – A gorge in which a rich complex of mediaeval building survives, including churches, monasteries and remnants of a fortress (the mediaeval town of Matka).There are dozens of caves and large number of endemic plants and animals. The Canyon covers an area of around 5.000ha and is located 15km south-west of SkopjeRead more

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    Охрид, Македонија

    June 3, 2023 in North Macedonia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Ohrid is known for once having 365 churches, one for each day of the year, and has been referred to as a "Jerusalem of the Balkans".
    In 1979 and in 1980 respectively, Ohrid and Lake Ohrid were accepted as Cultural and Natural World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.Read more

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    Самуилова тврдина, Македонија

    June 4, 2023 in North Macedonia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    Samuel's Fortress (Macedonian: Самуилова тврдина,  Bulgarian: Самуилова крепост), is a fortress in the old town of Ohrid, North Macedonia. It was the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire during the rule of Tsar Samuel of Bulgaria at the turn of the 11th century. Today, this historical monument is a major tourist attraction and was heavily restored in 2003 with the addition of entirely new battlements where none had survived.Read more

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    Охридско Езеро, Македонија

    June 4, 2023 in North Macedonia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    Lake Ohrid is a lake which straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern part of North Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of Europe's deepest and oldest lakes, with a unique aquatic ecosystem of worldwide importance, with more than 200 endemic species.Read more

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    Tiranë, Republika e Shqipërisë

    June 5, 2023 in Albania ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

    Tirana, Albania

    It was founded in the early 17th century by a Turkish general, Barkinzade Süleyman Paşa, who is said to have built a mosque, a bathhouse, and a bakery in order to attract settlement. The town gradually became a trading centre at a junction of roads and caravan trails. It was chosen to be the capital of Albania in 1920 by a congress at Lushnjë. Under King Zog I (reigned 1928–39), Italian architects were employed to replan the city. The focus is Skanderbeg Square, whose Etehem Bey Mosque (1819) is now flanked by the Soviet-built Palace of Culture. Nearby is the University of Tirana (1957)Read more

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    Durrës, Republika e Shqipërisë

    June 6, 2023 in Albania ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

    Durres is the second most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality. It is one of Albania's continuously inhabited cities, with roughly 2,500 years of recorded history.
    Durrës was founded by Ancient Greek colonists from Corinth and Corcyra under the name of Epidamnos around the 7th century BC in cooperation with the local Illyrian Taulantii. Also known as Dyrrachium, Durrës essentially developed as it became an integral part of the Roman Empire and its successor the Byzantine Empire. The Via Egnatia, the continuation of the Via Appia, started in the city and led across the interior of the Balkan Peninsula to Constantinople in the east.

    In the Middle Ages, Durrës was contested between Bulgarian, Venetian and Ottoman dominions. The Ottomans ultimately prevailed, ruling the city for more than 400 years from 1501 until 1912. Following the Albanian Declaration of Independence, the city served as the capital of the Principality of Albania for a short period of time. Subsequently, it was annexed by the Kingdom of Italy in the interwar period and was occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II. Durrës experienced a strong expansion in its demography and economic activity during the Communism in Albania.    Read more

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